i called him for our meeting yesterday and no answer but he did say he and the wife may go to the casinos yesterday, i hope it didnt fall thru
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i called him for our meeting yesterday and no answer but he did say he and the wife may go to the casinos yesterday, i hope it didnt fall thru
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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23,000 would be an extremely heavy truck, even with a long wheelbase and really big sleeper.
I'm sure you don't leave home without a magnet......you will often find cabs & sleepers to be aluminum.
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If you get a chance, scrap out a semi tractor for a "Michigan train". They usually have a triple frame and one of the biggest motors you could get in them. Everything is beefy.
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i want to thank everyone for the comments and advice. i guess the deal won't happen the last time we talked he was on his way to the casino and hasnt answered the phone since, been super busy the last week though so it may have been a blessing in disguise
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
If by chance this deal does end up coming together and you wreck the trucks, take a minute to check the frame. Some frames, apparently from the mid 70's to very early 80's were aluminum. I've scrapped about 20-30 semi tractors and only ever seen 2 alum frames. But it's nice stuff, 8-10" aluminum C-channel about 3/8" thick. Not sure how much the frames ended up weighing, but it was worth it to completely break the trucks down and cut the frame. As well, check with your scrapyard or whoever you haul to first, to see what they'll pay you on those. A lot of yards (around here, it's all of them) will penalize you for a truck like that as being "oversize", and pay you a hell of a lot less than for an auto. For example, around here car bodies are currently at $165 a ton, whereas oversize like a semi will bring you $80-120 if it's not cut down (depending on the yard's mood that day).
I'll second what Gustavus said about taking the cab off complete and hauling it in as dirty aluminum. Not worth cleaning it unless you have a lot of spare time and nothing at all to do. Of course first double check to make sure the cab/sleeper are indeed aluminum.
Lastly, the trucks I hauled in weighed on average 14 000 to 16 000 scale weight, after being prepped and stuff like starters, rad, etc being removed
Last edited by zito; 01-16-2012 at 10:41 PM. Reason: fixed typo
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I took an old JB hunt Cabover with sleeper to the yard. We had it towed in whole, cost me $100. At $215 a ton we walked away after paying the driver with $1500 and it took an hour.
Just an FYI.
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Yeah I called my yard today about large trucks and such they said they would pay #2 long for them at $273 a ton time to start looking for old buses
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PTS, you have enough on your plate....if you get a bus, you might get a divorce !!!
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